Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 37, Number 140, Decatur, Adams County, 14 June 1939 — Page 1

[XVII. No. 140.

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

Date With F. I). R. i B x-\ S William C. Bullitt Although In the I'tilt.-d Stale* for a brief aammer vacatkm. I'nlted State* Ambaaaador to Franc.William C. Hullin proltahly will report to Prealdent Rooaevelt on the Kuropeatt alt nation Bpllltt la ahown in New York. All TEACHERS ABE RE-SIGNED FOB NEXT TEAR All Decatur Public School Teachers Sign New Contracts All teachera in the Decatur public whool ayatem during the IMK--3B term hare been rv-hlred for the 19.19-411 achia.l year, it was annoumed today by Walter J Krick, 'city achrad auperintendent. Kai h of the teacher* ha* algin d ' a new contract and no change* ’ are to lie made Mr Krh k Mated that the aaalgnI tn.-nta would lie given the teacher* . prior to the opening of m ltool t bi* j fall I The ll«t of teacher* who We.e : re-algned follow*: W (luy Brown. Harry Dailey. I latwell J. Smith. Sylveater Everi hart. K A Adam*. Sigurd Ander■on. Vaughn Millikan. Deane DorI win. Ellialrelh Fri«inger. Elolae - Lewton. Harold Mutnma. Amo* : Ketchum. Helen Haubold. Kathryn Kauffman. Eleanor Pumphrey, ■ Hugh Andrew*. Mildred Worth ' man. (Ilennia Eliey. Alla-rt Selle- | meyer j Bryce Thoma*. Elizabeth PeterI •on. Della Sellemeyer. Florence' Haney, John II Parrleh. Mary Myer*. Nellie Wlnne*. Bertha Ihtnner. Matilda Sellemeyer. Grace. ixi ki> UN page: thhi:e:i o -— Auto-Truck Collision Is Fatal To One Man Shelbyville, Ind . June 14 —(l!P>— ! Gurley Garrett. Si. died lat» y««t«* day from injnrle* inffered in an au--.omoblle truck colllalon near here. At dell Delwert, driver of the car In i In which Garrett waa rfdlny wuffer-' ed minor Injure*, while Walter . Gaine*. 40. of Shelbwllle. ths truck driver escaped wltn alight hrulaea. - — * 1 SEEK DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME Petition For Time Change To Be Presented To City Council A petition I* to be filed with th" city council at the next meeting j night. a»klng that the city adopt a Schedule of daylight »avl.lg time. The fart that *uch a petition hi to j he brought before the couttcU n<-xt Tnnaday night wa» learned today front eytnpathizw - * of the fa*t time. It wa* pointed out by thoae In ' favor of the fart time that factory ' worker* are now operating under a fait time arheduh'. and that a number of nearby town* have adopted She achedule. Under the daylight aa«n»a time vhedule. clock* In the city would be »et up one hour In the spring mid then returned to central Man durd time in the fall. The city council a number of yjr* ago Hd..pted tbe fas. ttmr. i Later the matter wa* pul before the cltiwit* and tba ordin- * uhce wu> - —

SURVEY SHOWS HEAVY DAMAGE TO 0. S. CROPS Extremes Os DrouKht And Rains Cause Heavy Crop Loss By United Pre*a Drought condition* and the other extreme of heavy rain* have coat fanners million* of dollar* in crop dtunuge in recent week*, a nationwide *urvey allowed today. A deficiency of aub-aoil moi*lure worried farmer* throughout grain region* In the eaat. aouth-1 weat and Mime acct lon* of the I northweat; heavy rain* threatened t thouaand* of ucre* of cuttmi In the deep aouth; one bright apot. however, waa In the mlddlewert. particularly in the northwert aec- , tlon of the “duat bowl" where June rain* had ea«ed drought condlI tlon* j Except for the deep nouth. May I rainfall wa* the lighteat In year*. June rain* were lieneflclal to fruit I .md vegetable crop* but came too; late to aid grain*. Wheat and rye auffered moat from the May drought, puahing up price* on the Chicago board of ■ trade. Wheat roae 10 cent* a liuahel In late April and May. rye j wa* up eight cent* and oat* five | •■ent*. Corn, which »uffered the i Ivart, roae only two to three cent*. L Rain, which la needed In the! northweat a* a weapon agalnat a ' graaahopper menace, added to the concern of aouthern cotton farmer*, who feared the exceaaive moi*tore would cause an Jncreaae In i Ihill weavll condition*. A bill. |ia**ed by congreaa Monday, which would make SI.7SU.tMN) available to fight grasshopper plague* la awaiting President Rooaevelt'* signa- | lure. The situation In brief: South: lbs>r cotton condition* due to heavy rain* In Arkanaa*. Mississippi and Louiaiatva; some cotton being altandoned in Mississippi and Louisiana; condition* |KM>r in Alaimma and Georgia due to eicesalve rain*. Eaat: Condition* normal! (CONTINUKt) ON PAGE riVg) DECATURMAN'S BROTHER DIES Rev. John W. Dies Suddenly At Hume . In Rev. John W. latke. 71. brother of Loren II Lake. Decatur night watchman, died of a heart attack at hi* home in Lafayette early Tuesday morning. Rev. latke, pastor of the Grace United Brethren church in La fayi»tte, had returned to hl* home.. ( shortly before the attack, from Indlauapoll*. where he had presided it a meeting of the board of director* of the Indiana Central college. Rev. latke had been pastor of' the latfayette church since 1937 but served for a number of year* I In Fort Waytie churches, and also held iHtstoralea at Kokomo and South Bend. He had been president of the Indiana Central trus- | tpes for 20 year*. Rev. latke preached In thia city on « number of occasion* while he was stationed In Fort Wayne. He wa* the recipient of many honi or* hi the church, serving us delegate to the general conference as well a* vice-president of the home tnlMlon and church erection board. He wa* iMirtt In Norwalk. Ohio, the son of David and Sarah Lake. Surviving are the widow, one son. Walter W. latke of Detroit. Mich., one daughter. Mr* L. J. Michael of Indianapolis, and two brother*, “CONTINUED on"PAGE FIVE) - O Pythian Picnic To Be Held June 25 The annual Eastern Indian* Pythian picnic will lie held Hun- j day. June 25 at Winchester Glime* and amusement* are on the morning program from 10 until 12' o'clock noon, whh a plcnle dinner' ■t the noon hour. Prominent J K. of P. and Pythian officer* will speak In the afternoon. ,■ —.O I I I If ** Julian Parent Is Assigned To Duty Julian Parent, son of Mr. and Mr*. Roman Parent of West Adams street. wHb wnlirted In the; coast artillery corp*, at Fort Benj. j Harrison, left Monday for Fort Slocum. N. Y. He will remain there about a month and then sail for Panama, where he will be as- , aigaad to cuaal artillery duly. |

ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, June 14, 1939.

Heads Lions ' i • Roy L. Price, prominent Adam* ' ' county farmer, was elected pre*|- ' dent of the Decstur Lion* club , at the regular meeting of the club Tuesday evening. PETITION FOR 1 SCHOOL DOWNED Monroe Advisory Board Rejects Petition For Improvement The petition for the building ot an addition to the present school. 'or the construction of a new building In Monroe tn replace tne old structure and several of the township achool*. wa* rejected by the Monroe township advisory Itoard In a meeting last night The advisory board met with trustee Glen Neuenx-hwander. The following statement wa* issued today in behalf of the petitioner*, with a request that the Dally Democrat publish It in order to present their contention in the case. “On Tuesday. June 13, the ad-' vlsory board of Monroe township met with trustee Glen Neuenachwander for the purpose of acting on a petltkm presented to them by over 51 per cent of the freeholders of the township acI tuaily outside of the corporation limit* of Berne, (more accurately between fil and 65 percent of the freeholders of the township out-. side of the Berne corporal ion were petitioners!. "The pet It km we* concerned with the physics! school facilities of the township and included either the addition of more rooms to already existing accominodailons, or the erection of a new achool plant. The petition waa in part prompted by the recommendation for this township by the state school inspector. V. R Mullin*, on hl* Inspection of school* here last March The petition was further desirable because It waa believed lhat a federal grant could be ae- • cured for It* purpose. To verify thia, representatives of the petitioners had called upon the proper authorities and were assured that a WI*A grant could lie secured which would provide for 55 per '■ent of a new or additional construction. This would make po*. ' xlble a very desirable saving In (IN)NTINIfED ON PAOK TIIHEtI.T' Spectacular Film To Be Shown Friday Miss Eileen Wherry and Mrs. W*. I*. Robinson are promoting the wale of tickets for the spectacular ( Him. "Golgotha.” whlc|| will be *hown In this city Friday A matinee will be held at the Methodist church In the afternoon. Friday night the film will be shown at the Central grade building on Adams street. The public la Invited to attend. The religious moving picture show, one of the moat out-1 standing productions ever made. Is sponsored by the ladies aid of the Methodist church.

Old Pictures In Democrat Window Attract Attention

Bcorea of DacaturltM and real- I denta of thin community have boon ; attracted to th* dlaplay window of the Decatur Dally Democrat dur- , j Ing the paat few daya by an array , of “old-time" plcturea. Dug up from old flloa preparalory to the Inatallatlon of new furniture i In the Democrat ofllce. the plcturea i were placed in the window at flrat merely to amuae u aelect few. Aa more and more plcturea were found, more and more peraona were attracted to the window, until today the dlaplay counter haa become a veritable picture gallery and all advertialng and ataow card dlaplaya have been crowded out of the window. | Scene* from "the ol headlu' mill,"

swwwwww • Wf JAPAN REJECTS BRITISH PLAN OF MEDIATION Report Rejection Os Proposal For United State* Mediation London. June 14.—(UF) - Japan was reported today to have rejected a British proposal tantamount to United States mediation In the Tientsin dispute, before launching Its blockade of the British concession. As the cabinet considered the Tientsin blockade and government members made cautious statements to parliament. It was revealed that Britain had suggested to <okyo that the Tientsin United States consul General John K. Caldwell of Kentucky should act as third member and chairman of a special | conciliation tribunal, with one Briton and one Japanese member. The tribunal would have decided whether four Chinese accused of assassinating a customs official should be turned over to the Japanese. The British hoped that In consldertlon of United States Interests In Tientsin and elsewhere In Crina. Caldwell's nomination would l>e accepted by the Japanese. The state department In Washington wa* understood to have agreed to Caldwell** participation in the proposed tribunal Arrest American Tientsin. China. June 14.—<UJU Japan, damping down a progressively tighter military blockade on the British and French concessions today, forbade the entry of vegetables to the area and arrested an American news reel photographer who sought to film blockade activities. From a comparatively minor dispute between the Japanese and the British, the Tientsin situation had I become the first move In a determined big scale Japanese campaign to force the western nations to cooperate in the fight of Japan against China. Eight hours after the blockade started. Japanese pickets who (CONTINUED ON PAGE TllltKKz FLAG SERVICE HERE TONIGHT Elks To Hold Annual Flag Day Service Here This Evening The general public is Invited to attend the annual Flag Day services of the Decatur B. P. O Elk*. Io be held on the lawn of the home on North Second street at 7:30 o'clock thia evening. A loud speaker system has been Installed in order that the services I may be heard by all in attendance. The Klk* will be assisted in con-, ducting the service, a* In former years, by Adam* port number 43 of the American Legion. The Flag Day address will be delivered by the Rev. George O. Walton, pastor of the First Presbyterian church of thia city. The history of the flag will be recited by Joseph Laurent, prominent legionnaire. The Flag Day ritual will be exemplified by officers of the Elks lodge. The Decatur school band, under the direction of Albert Sellemeyer. ' will meet at the legion homo at I 7 p. m. and will lead the parade on Second street to the Elka home. The legion color guard, members of the post and the auxiliary. Son* of the legion and Boy Scouts will I also be In the line of march. The service will be concluded with the audience singing “America,"

Rell'a Handle factory, the White Stag cigar company, operated by the late Henry Thomaa. the Old Adama County Bank, aa It appear ed yenra ago. and a number of othera attracted the major ahare of the hitcreat A picture of the Decatur auto, equipped with hard rubber Urea and chain drive, which waa made here yeara ago. Inalde view of the Waring (Hove factory and a aeriea of claaaroom plcturea at the old Central achooi and othera alao have received their ahare of attention. The plcturea are expected to remain in the window of the n--wa-paper ofllce for a time to permit Intereated peraona to do a little remlulaclug of the '‘good old days."

Relief Supply Measure, As Submitted To House, Would Fix Bipartisan WPA Board

GOVERNOR HEIL CALLS FACTIONS TO CONFERENCE Wisconsin Governor Seeks To End Industrial Dispute Milwaukee. Jnne 14 — HJ.PJ — Gov. Julius P. Hell, playing mediator In a strike at Wisconsin's largest Industrial plant, aat down today with representatives of the Allia-rhalmer* Manufacturing Co., to discuss their controversy with the CIO united automobile workers. He said he would bring representatlvea of laith side* face-to-face later today for a showdown on the dispute which ha* made 6500 worker* Idle In the mtlesquare factory In suburban West Allis Aliout 200 of the normal office staff of x 1.700 entered today through gates at which 20 were I injured yesterday when 2.*H)O pickets atoned and egged street cars carrying office worker* and were driven back by 250 police and special deputies who hurled tear gaa Itombs A delegation of strikers stood at the gates with police thia inont Ing and questioned employes who entered a* Io the nature of their duties. ' It wa* the first l>ig labor dispute of Hell'* five-months-old R«-publi-| can administration and he stead fastly refused to ' call out the national guard as requested by Sheriff Edward J. Mitten. He I accused Mitten and police of lacking courage to. face the emergency. Clash At Flint Flint. Mich . June 14 - (UJ9 Flyfng aquadrona of lhe AFI. and ! CIO dashed In two serious combs'* today near Either body plant No. I at which the United Auto- | mobile VVorkera Union led by Homar Martin has ■tnsuccesrtully attempted to strike. At toast six men were hurt and a dozen other* suffered minor Injuries as dub*, atone* and fist* , flew in one engagement at the , plant and another in front of the , respective union headquarters . (CONTINUED ON PAGE Ell E> ~ ~- 0 ( County Office W’orks On Wheat Allotments ■ I Winfred L. Gerke, chairman of the Adam* county agricultural conaervation committee, announced today lhat the county office i* i working on wheat allotmenta for j 194 U. Any one wishing a wheat i allotment for a new wheat farm, that la a farm with no wheat hi*- . i tory for the year* 1937. 1936 or 1939. must make hi* request in I writing to the county office, other- < wist* there will Im* no allotments . sei for these farms Them* re- < quests must be In the office liy June :iuth. ROY L PRICE TO HEAD LIONS — Prominent Adams County Farmer Elected President Os Club Roy L. Price, prominent Adams i county dalrym ui. was elected president of the Decatur Lions dub during the regular meeting held Tuesday night at the Rice hotel. i Mr. Price succeed* Dr. N. A. ’ Bixler, who served as president ot the dub during the past year. (lien Hill was elected first vicepresident. D. Burdette Custer second vice-president and Robert Zwlck third vice-president. Ed Boknecht was named seerm 1 tary of the dub and George Rent* waa elected treasurer. John M. ■ Domi was named Tail Twister and 1 Ed Highland. Lion Tamer. 1 All of the new officers will as* 1 mime office nt the first meeting In 1 July, following Institution. I During the meeting last night. • Dr. E. P. Fields reported on the •, Boy Scout catnporee. held nt Berne, end the nren catnporee nt • Ligonier. The Rev. Homer J. Aspy - gave a report of the state Lions l'convention held recently at Mun- ■ dr, which he attended as delegate • i ot the local dub.

I No Pictures, Boys! e | r ’-IB 1 Ai i b C /’ / I f- . —— L_ Arthur J. Altmeyer Testify Ing before the senate finance committee on new social security legislation, t'hairman Arthur J. -Altmeyer of the nodal sei-urity tioard took offense at photographers snapping him So much mt that he asked the committee chairman. Pat Harrison of Mississippi, to "let there be no more flashes " Altmeyer said that "every time I assume this pom* th*- photographer* snap It." DECATUR WOMEN ARE APPOINTED Mrs. Henry Heller, Mrs. Guy Brown Head State Committees Two prominent Decatur dub women have received the honor of appointment* a* chairmen of alate committees of the Indiana Federation of (Tuba. Mrs. Henry B. Heller has been appolnteq state chairman of the special garden committee and Mrs. W. Guy Brown, chairman of the preschool education committee. The appointments were made by Mrs George J aqua of Winchester, the new state president. Tuesday. Mrs. Heller and Mrs. Brown attended the joint meeting of state chairmen and district presidents, held in the Columbia dub at Indianapolis. The announcement wa* made that all club women are Invited to the 12th annual federation day observance to lie held at Bethany Park, aouth of Indianapolis, July 17. Mrs. Jaqua will preside at the meeting and a report will ba given on the recent council meeting In San Francisco. Mrs. (Hear Ahldren, first vice-president, will speak on "The intluvnee of the General FsderatiM of Womens Club*;” Mr*. George Dillinger, state chairman of institute*. "The Pow. r of the U. F. W C.;” Mrs. Edwin I. Poston, director of G. F. w c. "I* the G F W c in danger of becoming the collector or a propaganda agency for other organizations?" Auto Is Damaged In Collision Here A car owned by the Virgo Motor Bale* of Portland was damaged this morning when Involved In a collision with a Meshberger Bros., truck, engaged In repair work on Monroe slreet. Thti accident occurred at th* Monroe and Heeond street Inter sections slHiut 9:10. The suin' wa* damaged on the right rear aldo. The car wa* enroute south and the truck, driven by Morvin Kistler of Berm*, wa* pulling off of the ncwly-reMurfacod section of Monro**, west of Second. Girl Known Here Dies In Accident Bonnie Drainie, the Idyeur-o.d Sturgis high school girl, who wa* killed In an autotrain crash at Brl* I 101. was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Snyder, tenants on the ErereiUßurdg farm near Rrlston. The girl wa* known here by Charles Burdff. John Everdtt and Cll E. Petetson. who visit their farm frequently. Funeral service* will be held Friday at Bristol,

Price Two Cento.

New Relief Bill Makes Sweeping Changes In Relief Administration For Country. EARMARK FUND Washington. June 14 — 'U.R> — The house today received a 21,716.6M.000 relief supply bill for 1940. 245.590.tMM lea* than Preaident Rooaevelt asked. The measure provided wide change* In relief admlnlrtratlon. Including establishment of a three-man bipartisan Ixiard to run WPA. The WPA appropriation provide* for an average WPA payroll of slightly more than 2.060.000 worker* during the 1940 fiscal year with a gradual decrease In employment to 1.200.000 persons by June 30. 1940. The measure earmark* 2125.(MH).tmo of WPA fund* for u*-* by lhe public work* admlnlrtratlon In direct conflict with Mr. Roosevelt's wishes. Policy changes written into the measure Included: 1. Elimination of the controversial federal theater project a* of June 30. 2. Requirement that all administrative and supervisory employe* take an oath of allegiance to the government 3. Limitation of 225.000 on cost* of individual WPA construction projects 4. Limitation of 2560,000 on all PWA construction projects. 5 Elimination of the present i WPA prevailing wage and substitution of a monthly wage schedule fixed by the WPA board. The M-ale will not change substantially the current national average labor cost per person and will permit 130 hours employment per WPA woiker per month The rest riel tons placed In the Mil by the appropriations committee respited directly from Its subcommittee Inquiry Into administration of WPA. They appeared certain to rouse bitter administration opposition. Home of the changes were opposed in private testimony liefore the committee by WPA administrator F <’ Harrington. The measure carries 2'*2t.205.tM>0 les* than waa appropriated for relief thia year. The appropriations making up the bill's total were: WPA. 21.477.P00.000 with 2125.000.000 earmarked for PWA; national youth administration. 2*1.000.000. s cut of 242.000.000 under the budget: farm security administration. 2123.000.000; Puerto Rico reconstruction administration. 27,000.000 a cut of 23.000.000 under the budget; Indian service, for aid to ni'edy Indiana. 21.350.tMM; administrative agencies In connection with relief program. 225.660.•mmi; national resources committee. 2750.000; national emergency council. 2650.000 The hill specified a total of 19 new policy and procedural requirements. tine provided an Important revision nf the manner in which state allotment* of WPA funds shall he mad** After Ort. 1 these would lie made on a basis of jobs rather 'Man fund* The formula was established as (CONTINUED ON* PAGeFfIV«>~ YOUTHS CAUGHT FOR ROBBERIES . Five Decatur Lads Caught Breaking In Blue Creek Plant Five Decatur youth*, ranging In age from 1? to over 16 years, were apprehended laat night breaking Into the Blue Creek Dairy plant on Jefferson street. The youths, according to authorities. confessed breaking Into the plant und also ure suspected of having made several entrance* there during the past few month* Owner* of the plant report that thieve* had broken Into the plant nn previous occasion*. The youngsters wore caught by employe* of the p|*nt and turned over to authorities. It was stated that the lads were turned over to juvenile authorities. Three were under the age of 12. while lhe other two were over that ago. The theft of minor articles ’ wa* reported. Name* of the youth* 1 were withhold because ot their ace.